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July 30, 2006

Connoisseur

As is their custom here in town, the TInderbox staff went out of their way to ensure I had a negative experience the day I bought this. Even though it wasn't quite what I was after that day, it wasn't a bad blend, and I set it aside so that the experience of the store didn't weigh in too heavily in my opinion of the blend.

Carried under their "Traditional English" blends, Connoisseur is described as

"A medium to full flavored English style mixture. Burley based with an ample amount of Latakia. Slow burning, flavorful and uniquely satisfying. Blended for the true connoisseur"
It's chock full of, and comprised of probably 50% Cyprian Latakia, so the campfire is definitely the star of the blend here. I think the blend is a bit on the moist side. It takes a bit for it to light evenly for me, but once it is, it does burn nice and slow. The mouth and notes of the blend lend themselves to late Fall/early Winter. I let the pouch get hot, which increases the moisture, and doesn't dry it out. Propylene Glycol? It wouldn't surprise me given the origination of the blend, I'll have to really force it to dry out in the future.

Contrived by Joshua at July 30, 2006 11:32 AM